The more you lose focus, the more overwhelmed you feel. The more overwhelmed you feel, the more you lose focus.
“I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.”
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“I believe in recognizing every human being as a human being--neither white, black, brown, or red; and when you are dealing with humanity as a family there's no question of integration or intermarriage. It's just one human being marrying another human being or one human being living around and with another human being.”
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
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“Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.”
― Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
― Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
“Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again. Most of us adults are so afraid, so cautious, so 'safe,' and therefore so shrinking and rigid and afraid that it is why so many humans fail. Most middle-aged adults have resigned themselves to failure.”
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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